Alex Fitgerald just lost a crucial coin-flip that ended his tournament life. Fitzgerald was all in pre-flop holding against the of Jozef Berec. The flop came catapulting Berec into the lead. Fitzgerald missed the turn and river cards which came the and the respectively and was subsequently eliminated.
Avraham Bachar put in a standard raise from middle position. Chad Hammon moved all in from the big blind and Bachar made the call. It was a coin-flip situation as the players showed:
Hammon:
Bachar:
The flop was great for Bachar coming and giving him middle set. Hammon picked up some outs when the hit the turn. A dramatic paired the board on the river and Bachar's full house earned him the pot and sent Chad Hammon on his way. Bachar is up to 25,000 after the hand.
Action folded to James Honeybone who raised to 3,200 from middle position. Kent Justice called from late position and Isaac Galazan re-raised all in from the cutoff for 16,600 total. Honeybone called and Justice passed. The players showed:
Honeybone:
Galazan:
Galazan's hand failed to improve as the board came .
Isaac Galazan was eliminated and James Honebone pushed his chip stack close the the 100,000 mark.
Action folded around to Ruizhong Chen in late position. Chen moved all in for a total of 6,400 and was called by Shinhan Sid Kim on the button. The players showed:
Chen:
Sid Kim:
Chen had Sid Kim drawing to three outs, but when the dealer spread the flop, the was in the window. Chen never reclaimed the lead in the hand and was eliminated. Sid Kim chips up to 69,000.
Anthony Rafter was all in pre-flop holding against the of Heige Vatne. Rafter was unable to catch an ace or king and was eliminated. Heige Vatne is up to 78,000 chips after the hand.
Jonny Vincent, as well as Masaaki Iguchi and Paul Adams were all in preflop. Vincent was the short stack leaving a side pot between Adams and Iguchi. The players showed:
Vincent:
Iguchi:
Adams:
The board missed everyone and Iguchi's tens were best. Iguchi doubled through Adams and is now up to about 12,000 and Vincent was eliminated.
Jonny Vincent is on the respirator after running his into the of Anthony Rafter. The players were all in pre-flop and Rafter hit the on the flop leaving Vincent with the longshot 4-of-a-kind draw that never came close. Vincent was left with a mere 1,200 chips after the hand.